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$**~^..... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .....^~**$
§$**~^.... ~ ~ ~ ~ ELVES LIVE  IN  THE LAND ~ ~ ~ ~ ....^~**$§
£§$**~^... ~  ~ ~ ~ BEYOND THE GREAT DAM.  ~ ~  ~ ~ ...^~**$§£
@£§$**~^.. ~ IT WAS  BUILT IN  THE LATE SIXTIES.  ~ ..^~**$§£@
#@£§$**~^. ~ ~ ~ THE ELVES CAME TO US THEN. ~  ~  ~ .^~**$§£@#
@£§$**~^.. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ..^~**$§£@
£§$**~^... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ...^~**$§£
§$**~^.... THEY  WERE  VERY  MANIPULATIVE,  AND  WE ....^~**$§
$**~^..... CAME TO  TRUST THEM. ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ US .....^~**$
**~^...... KIDS  WOULD PLAY DOWN AT THE  WATER EVEN ......^~**
*~^....... THOUGH WE WERE NOT ALLOWED.  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .......^~*
~^........ ~  ~  SOMETIMES  THE SLUICE  WOULD CLOSE ........^~
*~^....... ENTIRELY, AND  THE  RIVER  AT  THE  DAMS .......^~*
**~^...... FOOT WOULD  DRY UP, REVEALING  THE ROCKY ......^~**
$**~^..... WATER   GARDEN  THAT  HAD   BEEN  HIDDEN .....^~**$
§$**~^.... BENEATH, AND  WE WOULD GO THERE. ~ ~ ~ ~ ....^~**$§
£§$**~^... ~  ~ ~ ~  BEFORE THE  DAM  OPENED AGAIN, ...^~**$§£
@£§$**~^.. THERE WOULD BE A SIGNAL, BUT  THE  ELVES ..^~**$§£@
#@£§$**~^. WOULD MAKE US NOT HEAR  IT, AND SUDDENLY .^~**$§£@#
@£§$**~^.. WE WOULD FIND THE  WATER RISING, ALREADY ..^~**$§£@
£§$**~^... AT OUR KNEES. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~  ~ ~ ~  ~ ...^~**$§£
§$**~^.... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ....^~**$§
$**~^..... ~ BY THEN  THE  ELVES WOULD  BE GONE.  ~ .....^~**$
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